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Tag Archives: birding
Staircase Run
The day surely started out on a bright note– a little birding in the early morning sunshine of the yard, my small binoculars picking up a bit of the warblers waving through– Blackburnian, black-throated green, ovenbird, Louisiana water-thrush and, later, the black-throated blue warbler– … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Cedar Run, environment, fishing, fly-fishing, headwaters, hiking, nature, Pennsylvania, ravines, Slate Run, small streams, staircase, trout, wild, world view
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Caribbean Scrambles, Part 2
Shortly before the trip to St. Croix, I was helping my chapter of Trout Unlimited collect trash along a highway in the Genesee River Valley. It was hot, and the winter’s accumulation of garbage was disgusting. Jim, whose daughter lives … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, birding, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Scrambles Part 2, fishing, hiking, nature, photography, snorkeling, St. Croix, swimming, travel, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Caribbean Scrambles, Part 1
St. Croix and the U.S. Virgin Islands are located about 1,100 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. The islands were first settled by Carib, Arawak and Cibonay peoples and were “discovered” by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, birding, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Scrambles Part 1, fishing, hiking, nature, photography, snorkeling, St. Croix, swimming, travel, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Of Birds, Friends, Trout, and Hiking Trails
I watched a pair of tundra swans on the local marsh. This species, now migrating to the far north, is known to pair for life– an admirable trait for those of us romantically inclined– but the bird whose symbolism really … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred U., birding, Easter, fishing, friendship, hiking, loons, pagan views, Potter County, steelhead, swans
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Gillespie Point (Pine Creek)
On Saturday I managed to fly fish for an hour in the bitter winds along the Allegheny River, catching and releasing one rainbow trout and losing another. Not much for some, but enough inspiration to continue my outdoor weekend. Sunday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny Plateau, birding, Blackwell PA, day hikes, Gillespie Point, hiking, Mid State Trail, mountain, nature, photography, Pine Creek Valley
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Beautiful Like…
Beautiful like an autumn brook trout rising from its low-water house to snatch a dry fly on the riffles… I was on the upper Kettle just before the big rains came, and it was good. Many native trout, survivors of the … Continue reading
Small Stream Shuffle and Forest Romp
Over the past week and a half the streams and rivers of this region have settled into normal summertime flows, and I’m actually looking forward to a bit of rain again. The fishing has been good, and the streams and … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo, bells, birding, Chenunda Creek, Dyke Creek, E.A. Poe, fly-fishing, forest, Genesee River, hemlocks, hiking, music, nature, Pine Creek, poetry, Slate Run, small streams, thrushes, Water Sentinels, wild trout
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Two of America’s Finest
En route to Warrenton, Virginia for several days, I stopped to fly-fish a couple of America’s finest trout streams. We were heading south to help celebrate Independence Day and the recent engagement of son and future daughter-in-law. With an extra … Continue reading
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Tagged best trout streams, Big Spring Creek, birding, Carolina wren, celebration, ecology, Ed Shenck, fly-fish, Independence, Letort Cricket, LeTort Spring Run, limestone creeks, marriage, most difficult streams, nature, springs, the Ditch, trout, wild, wild trout
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Good Morning, Steelhead (Wherever You Are)
At last, on the first full day of spring, a day that followed an unusually difficult winter in upstate New York, I was out there fishing and moving once again…I felt like a steelhead, perhaps, off on a “swim” from … Continue reading
Genesee Trailwalker, Part 3
All three parts of this series were written and published on Rivertop Rambles around the 20th of January each of three consecutive years. I don’t know what this proves, other than the fact that I’m another creature of habit. I … Continue reading
